Poulan PPB350 manual

ENGLISH ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS DANGER: Read and follow all Safety Rules and Oper ating Inst ruc tions bef ore using th is product . F ailure t o do so ca n result in serious inj ury . PELIG RO: Lea el manual de instrucc iones y s iga t odas las ad vert encias e instr ucciones de s eguridad. El no hac erlo puede resultar en le - siones grav es. DANGER:[...]

2 SAFE TY RU LE S WAR N I NG : When using gardening appliances , bas ic safety precaut ions must al- way s be f ollowed to reduce the risk of fir e and ser ious injury. DANGER: Thi s pow er tool c an be dan - gerous ! This unit ca n cause ser ious injury i n- cludi ng amputation or bl indness to the oper ator and other s. T he war nings and saf ety[...]

3 S Nev er s tart or run the engine ins ide a clos ed room or building. B reathing ex haust fumes c an kill. S Keep handles f ree of oil and fuel. S Alway s us e the handlebar and a properly adjusted s houlder s trap w ith a blade (s ee ASSEMBL Y). UNIT/ MAINTENANCE SAFETY WAR N I NG : St op unit and dis c onnect the spar k plug before perfor ming [...]

4 equipped with a s park arres ting sc reen. If y ou operate in a locale w here s uch regulations ex- ist, y ou are legally res pons ible for maintaining the operating c ondition of thes e parts. Failure to do s o is a v iolation of the law . For normal homeowner use, t he muffler and s park arres t- ing sc reen will not require any ser vic e. A ft[...]

5 4. Inser t tw o sc rew s into t he sc rew holes . 5. Sec ure s houlder s trap c lamp by tighten- ing sc rews wit h a hex wr ench. 30 inches (76 cm ) HARNESS ADJU STMEN T FOR BALANCE 4 - - 12 inches (10 - - 30 cm) above ground 6 inches (15 cm) below waist 30 inches (76 cm) CONFIGUR ING YOUR UNIT Y ou can c onfigure y our unit us ing a c utting hea[...]

6 ASSEMBL Y INFORMA TION - - WEED BLADE WEED BLADE NOTE: Remov e the t rimmer head and plas tic shiel d before a ttac hing the metal shield and inst alling the w eed blade. T o remov e the trim - mer head, align ho le in the dus t cup w ith t he hole in the s ide of the gearbox b y rotating the dust cup. Insert a s mall s c rewdr iver into aligned [...]

7 Screwdriver 9. TIgh ten blade nut firmly wit h a wrenc h while holding s cr ewdr iver in p ositi on. 10 . R emove the s cr ewdriv er . 11. Turn blade by hand. If the blade binds against t he s hield, or a ppears to be unev en, the blade is not c entered, a nd you mus t re - insta ll. NOTE: T o remov e blade, ins ert s c rew driv er into aligned h[...]

8 IMPO RT ANT Ex perienc e indic ates that alc ohol b lended fuels (c alled gas ohol or using e thanol or met hanol) can at trac t mois ture whic h leads to s eparation and form ation of ac ids durin g s torage. Acidic gas c an damage th e fuel s ys tem of a n engine while in s tor age. T o avoid engine proble ms, empty t he fuel s y stem before s [...]

9 ST ARTING A W ARM ENGINE 1. Move ON/ OFF sw itch to the ON posit ion. 2. Move the c hok e lev er to the H ALF CH OKE pos ition. 3. Squeez e and hold the thr ottle trigger. Keep thrott le t rigger fully s queezed until the engine runs smoothly. 4. Pull s tar ter r ope s harply until engine runs , but no mor e than 5 pulls . 5. Allow engine t o run[...]

10 Tip of the line does the c utting. Right W rong Line cr owded into work ar ea. S The line will easily remove gr ass and weeds from around walls , fences , trees and flower beds, but it also can c ut the tender bark of trees or shrubs and scar fenc es. S For trimming or sc alping, use les s than full throttle to inc reas e line life and dec reas [...]

11 fences , metal, etc ., or c lus ters of hard, woody brus h having a diameter greater than 1/2 inc h (1 c m). S Keep the blade s harp. A dull blade is more likely to snag and thrus t. S Cut only at full thr ottle. The blade will hav e maximum cutting power and is less lik ely to bind or s tall. S “Feed” t he blade deliberately and not too rap[...]

12 Air Filter Air Filter Cover Butto n INSPECT MUFFLER AND SP ARK ARRESTING SCREEN WAR N I NG : T he muf fler on this prod- uct c ontains chemic als know n to the S tate of Califor nia to caus e c ancer. As your unit is used, carbon depos its build up on the muffler and s park arrest ing s cr een and must be r emoved to av oid c reating a fire haz [...]

13 The carburetor has been car efully set at the fact ory. Adjus tments may be nec ess ary if y ou notice any of the following c onditions : S Engine wi ll not idle w hen the thr ottle is released. S The trimmer head, blade or optional attachment mov es/s pins at idle. Make adjus tments with the unit s upported so the cutt ing attac hment is off th[...]

14 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will not sta rt. 1. ON /OFF s w itch in OFF pos ition. 2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel tank empty. 4. Spark plug not firing. 5. Fuel not reac hing car buretor . 6. Carburet or requires adjustment. 1. Mo ve ON/OFF swi tch to th e ON position. 2. See “St arting a Flooded Engine” in Operation S ection. 3. Fill tank w ith [...]

15 LIMI TED WARRA NTY Poulan PRO warrants to the original pur- chas er that eac h new P oulan PRO brand gasoline tool or at tachment is free from de- fect s in mater ial and wor kmans hip and agrees to r epair or replac e under this war- ranty any defec tiv e gasoline pr oduct or at- tachment as follow s fr om t he original dat e of purc hase. 2 YE[...]

16 W ARRANTY PERIOD: Any w arranted part whic h is not s c heduled for r eplacement as r e- quired maintenanc e, or w hich i s s c heduled only for regular ins pection to t he ef fect of “re- pair or replac e as nec es sar y” s hall be war- ranted for 2 y ears . Any w arranted part w hich is s c heduled for r eplacement as r equired maintenance[...]